December 12, 2017 Prague, Brussels, Berlin Today, at a board meeting in Luxembourg the European Investment Bank (EIB) has decided, for now, not to waste €1.5 billion in public funds on the controversial Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). A growing number of civil society groups are calling on the EIB not to fund this fossil fuel pipeline. […]

Originally published by Bankwatch. Interviews in Albania revealed a barrage of complaints about how the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline has been treating farmers affected by the mega gas project that may soon receive a record loan from the European Investment Bank. Sven Haertig-Tokarz, Web editor | 30 November 2017 The full report from the fact-finding mission is available for […]

Originally published on Climate Home. 27/11/2017 Letter from top officials to the president of the EIB said Europe’s commitment to the pipeline ‘must not wane’ and called for publicly-backed loans By Karl Mathiesen Top European officials intervened in European Investment Bank (EIB) deliberations over a public loan to a huge pipeline project that will carry natural […]

15 September 2017 By Kalina Oroschakoff | @MaKaOro | With thanks to Marion Solletty and Sara Stefanini. Originally published on POLITICO Pro Morning Energy and Environment. NGOs are stepping up their protests against the Southern Gas Corridor after the ‘Azerbaijani Laundromat’ money laundering scandal broke earlier this month. The European Investment Bank’s (EIB’s) board is […]

6 September 2017 Letter published on the Guardian by Sarah Shoraka Platform, Elena Gerebizza Re:Common, Xavier Sol Counter Balance, Anna Roggenbuck Bankwatch The Azerbaijani regime wants to present a positive image in Europe because it needs support for its flagship project, write four campaigners The Guardian’s Azerbaijani Laundromat investigation (UK at heart of $3bn secret […]

3 July 2017 By Sara Stefanini | @SaraStefaninii | With thanks to Anca Gurzu, Kalina Oroschakoff and Marion Solletty Originally published on POLITICO Pro Morning Energy and Environment. A group of scientists, environmental groups, actors and artists are calling on the EU to withdraw its support for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), arguing it would […]

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